ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0P Upper Bones › 0PQ Upper Bones, Repair › 0PQ4XZZ
Repair Thoracic Vertebra, External Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Repair Thoracic Vertebra, External Approach
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Repair
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations
For example
- Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
4. Body Part Thoracic Vertebra
Also covers
- Spinous process
- Transverse process
- Vertebral arch
- Vertebral body
- Vertebral foramen
- Vertebral lamina
- Vertebral pedicle
5. Approach External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0PQ00ZZ | Repair Sternum, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ03ZZ | Repair Sternum, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ04ZZ | Repair Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ0XZZ | Repair Sternum, External Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ10ZZ | Repair 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ13ZZ | Repair 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ14ZZ | Repair 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ1XZZ | Repair 1 to 2 Ribs, External Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ20ZZ | Repair 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ23ZZ | Repair 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ24ZZ | Repair 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0PQ2XZZ | Repair 3 or More Ribs, External Approach | Valid |